Indonesia tax office eyes exit from Finance Ministry amid probe

JAKARTA (Bloomberg): Indonesia’s tax officers are mulling a proposal to split away from the Finance Ministry as a probe into a US$20 billion scandal looms over them, according to people familiar with the matter.

A majority of tax officials support the plan that would remove the agency from under Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati’s (pic) watch, said the people, who asked not to be named, as they’re not authorised to publicly discuss the matter. The move would likely need approval from parliament and from President Joko Widodo to be realised.